Andy Rooney

Andy Rooney is doing the one thing he said he would never do, step down from "60 Minutes.

Rooney, 92, will make the announcement at the end of this coming Sunday's "60 Minutes." In recent months Rooney's once dependably weekly commentaries were often cut out of the show by CBS, ostensibly to make room for more reports.

Rooney has steadfastly maintained that he would never leave "60 Minutes" voluntarily, because he wouldn't know what to do with his free time and he enjoys composing his weekly commentaries.

Draw your own conclusions.

Rooney's final essayÂ–the 1097th during his tenure on "60 Minutes," which began in...

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